ESCALATOR

-Shallaki agrawal
SYBDES-ID
INTRODUCTION
 An escalator is a moving staircase – a
conveyer transport device for carrying
people between floors of a building.
• The benefits of escalators are many.
They have the capacity to move large
numbers of people.
• Escalators are used around the world to
move pedestrian traffic in places where
elevators would be impractical.

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Landing platforms The platforms contain a
An escalator consists of top floor and comb plate.
 FLOOR PLATE- The
and bottom landing platforms
floor plate provides a place
connected by a metal truss.
for the passengers to stand
 The top platform contains
before they step onto the
the motor assembly and
moving stairs.
the main drive gear.
 COMB PLATE-The comb
 The bottom platform
plate is the piece between
holds the step return idler the stationary floor plate
sprockets and the moving step.

COMPONENTS OF ESCALATOR
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THE TRACKS-The track system is built into
the truss to guide the step chain, which
continuously pulls the steps from the bottom
platform and back to the top in an endless
loop.
 There are actually two tracks: one for
the front wheels of the steps (called the
step-wheel track) and one for the back
wheels of the steps (called the trailer-
wheel track).
 The relative positions of these tracks
cause the steps to form a staircase as
they move out from under the comb
plate.
THE TRUSS -The truss is a hollow
metal structure that bridges the lower
and upper landings.
 It is composed of two side sections
joined together with cross braces
across the bottom and just below the
top.
 The ends of the truss are attached to
the top and bottom landing platforms
via steel or concrete supports.
 The truss carries all the straight track
sections connecting the upper and
lower sections.
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THE STEPS-The steps themselves are solid, one-piece, die-cast
aluminium. Rubber mats may be affixed to their surface to reduce
slippage, and yellow demarcation lines may be added to clearly
indicate their edges.
 The steps are linked by a continuous metal chain so they form a
closed loop with each step able to bend in relation to its
neighbors.
 The front and back edges of the steps are each connected to two
wheels. The rear wheels are set further apart to fit into the back
track and the front wheels have shorter axles to fit into the
narrower front track.

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An escalator is a continuously moving
staircase. Each stair has a pair of
wheels on each side, one at the front of
the step and one at the rear. The wheels
run on two rails. At the top and bottom
of the escalator, the inner rail dips
beneath the outer rail, so that the
bottom of the stair flattens, making it
easier for riders to get on and off.

WORKING
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